Example sentences of "[verb] down [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as lazy as a cat in hot weather , with the lyric amounting to a mere two verses before the vocals just sit down to let the languid groove take over . |
| 2 | They came home from the sortie on Sunday knowing that the next time they sit down to pick an Under-25 international side they will be looking for three new skips . |
| 3 | WALES chiefs Alan Davies and Robert Norster face a rare new headache tonight as they sit down to pick the first squad of an exciting new season . |
| 4 | But despite Roebuck 's tip the Wallaby fullback is sure to be at the top of the list when Dwyer and his fellow selectors sit down to choose the first Test team to play Scotland in June . |
| 5 | Those who know better will not rest contented with such a meagre peep of a lake so singularly grand , but will round the hill rather more than another mile to the west , and when the dark lake is full in view , sit down to drink a long look from that favourable point of view . |
| 6 | The goods are sent on by large waggons , and meet us at Loch Crinan ; while the ‘ Cygnet ’ or the ‘ Plover ’ puffs along right merrily , and we sit down to have a quiet look at the bonnie bits of scenery that are everywhere meeting us . |
| 7 | And now , in these last few days , he had watched its golden leaves fluttering down to form a glowing carpet at its foot , as the autumn winds tossed the great boughs this way and that . |
| 8 | We had to put it in erm oh what did we call it oh dear a little vice and er put a ball , about three inches long and then er put it into the plug and erm put the cap , the little brass cap but also the I 've made a mistake there , before we did that we had to put the natural plug in and in that plug there were five like aluminium coloured er pins , each of a different size and we had to learn to read the key for the various depths you see and we had boxes of pins with the different sizes in and er then put those in the plug and then push the key in and but we 'd got to , we got to file , we had to file the bars and also the little brass caps to get all the edge the , I forget what we used to call it now , off the cap to get it smooth and then get it in our own vice and screw , screw them down and there were thirty two , there were three key keys to each , each lock , and er we had to file them until they were ready and they worked easily push the key in properly , and we also used to put black lead in , you could not put oil because they would have stopped the springs working and we had a little box of ordinary oh like the black lead that we used to black lead the graves , put some on the key and push that then and work it round , and that was the erm that was made it work freely you see and then there was erm a half a gross to each board , and three , three keys to each one and then erm we , we filed the various things ourselves , but then they would take that away from you and bring you more you see and then when eventually the keys had to be polished and it was only a favourite few that were allowed to sit down to sort the keys out to com to complete them you see , but it was very very interesting work and I enjoyed being there but you |
| 9 | We 're not going to make anything right this minute , cos first of all we 're going to sit down have a nice cup of tea and Christopher 's going to read to me , so we 're going to get that out of the way before the excitement thing happens |
| 10 | When Eric Liddell could wish his rivals good luck before grinding them into the track , and a National Hunt jockey would slow down to help a fellow rider back into the saddle . |
| 11 | Mrs Chalmers is standing beside me , tutting and shifting from foot to foot — she has varicose veins , and does not like standing , which is why she always sits down to sort the bulbs . |
| 12 | They all produce rugs to order , with strict criteria laid down to govern the sizes , colours , designs and qualities . |
| 13 | They decided to drive down to view the destruction and shoot up anything worthwhile along the road to Benghazi . |
| 14 | The samples were lightly pressed down using a sheet of newspaper . |
| 15 | Proposals are that a union vote should be broken down to reflect the divergent views in a union 's membership and apportioned accordingly . |
| 16 | ( b ) Filing could be either completely or partly broken down using the cost code on each document . |
| 17 | These headings were then broken down to test the assumptions by critical analysis , country by country identifying the common European factors and the variables . |
| 18 | This legendary descent begins from the Grands Montets and goes down to join the lower part of the Vallee Blanche . |
| 19 | Mr Harris , who has chaired the board since 1990 and is a non-executive member of the South West Thames Regional Health Authority , said he was stepping down to allow a review of the accountability of the service . |
| 20 | He had jumped down to open the carriage door for her and Charlotte and the child made to get in . |
| 21 | Sorry I was going to go down to get an authorization from Age Concern , I missed the first bit , but erm if resources are allowed for this work , would it not be better to aim them at priority areas , and not wards , I mean , in other words , to put it to the areas that needed most . |
| 22 | When dry , rub down to provide a smooth surface for painting . |
| 23 | It was a hot , sunny day and he knelt down to take a drink . |
| 24 | He knelt down to place a small pile of change in her hands . |
| 25 | A year later , when autumn came again to the Moor , Topaz Chilcott climbed her favourite slope and sank down to enjoy the copper and bronze glory of the dying year . |
| 26 | Thence it drops down to cross the Cherwell at Banbury . |
| 27 | Even if it is not used much the trenchant criticisms of it would appear to demand reform , as it appears to be a blunt instrument which ‘ should be honed down to produce a greater quality of justice . ’ |
| 28 | But it is worth pointing out that of the 40 seats where we called upon ‘ no-hope ’ third-party candidates to stand down to maximise the chances of defeating the Tory incumbents , just seven were captured by the opposition parties . |
| 29 | His decision to stand down throws the contest open . |
| 30 | It is so easy to do , but if you leave a tin of polish and the duster on the stairs say , while you go up and then have to dash down to answer the front door bell , you can easily slip on them . |